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 Northland Mission is the result of God’s blessing on the life of Dr. Paul Patz (1911-2000) and his family . Born as the ninth of ten children into a life of poverty, Paul Patz trusted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at age 17.
Paul would later recall developing a perplexing burden after his conversion. He felt God calling him into a ministry but was unsure what God could do with a poor farmer with only a third-grade education. As he pondered these things, he continued working the family farm through the dark days of the Great Depression.
Starting from the passion of a young farm boy, God has developed a ministry that has impacted thousands of lives, trained hundreds of college graduates for ministry, and whose influence is being felt around the world.
Beginning in 1948, he developed a series of inventions that would revolutionize the farming industry and lead to his financial success. He eventually founded Patz Sales, Inc., which now has been consistently manufacturing quality farm machinery for over 57 years.
Paul Patz and his family founded Northland Mission Camp on December 31, 1958. They determined in their hearts to give more than they ever had from the profits of their company. While looking for that new avenue of giving, the Patz family established a camp fund. This fund increased during 1959, and property was purchased in 1960.
In the years following, God gave Paul Patz and his family the ministry they sought when He burdened them to use their monetary resources to develop a 1,500 acre facility in northeast Wisconsin that they named Northland Mission Camp (today known as Northland Camp & Conference Center).
The Patz family's continued burden for the communities of northeast Wisconsin motivated them to found Northland Baptist Bible Institute in 1976. One year later, the school’s name was changed to Northland Baptist Bible College.
For over twenty years, the camp and college were funded primarily through the Patz family's generosity and the success of Patz Sales. With a depressed farm industry and the death of Paul Patz in 2000, the ministry seeks financial partners to invest in the hearts of young people who are the future servant –leaders for Great Commission living.
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